. >>> in basketball, los angeles clippers guard chris paul was elected president of the national basketball players association. congrats. >>> and king james is playing dress up, channeling his inner dr. j. he says dr. j is making a comeback. james says his top three nba players of all time are, of course, michael jordan, larry bird and julius irving, as you can imagine. >>> so this is just flipping crazy. can you believe that? this cheerleader definitely has the spirit and is ready for basketball season. a washington state university spirit squad slammed this cool half-court shot when they were practicing. definitely one to flip out about. they need that guy on the court playing ball. >> thanks so much, betty. >>> time for our first look at politics. i'm joined by bob franken. good morning. >> good morning. politics, flip-flops. it goes together. >> segues are endless. so i do want to start with something really serious which is the situation this syria. in an editorial, the "washington post" is saying if it turns out chemical weapons were used, the white house should retaliate directly ag